proper noun · masculinethird declension
Rāphāēl
Rāphāēl m sg (genitive Rāphāēlis)
Ecclesiastical[raˈfaː.el]
Meaning
- Raphael (biblical character)
In honorem Sancti Raphaelis psallat militans Ecclesia, qui virtute Dei Patris, ligauit daemona, et Tobiae visum reddidit, quo priuatus fuerat.
Let the church militant sing to the honour of Saint Raphael, who bound demons by the power of God the Father, and gave Tobias back his sight, of which he had been deprived.1596, Missale iuxta ritum fratrum ordinis Praedicatorum […] , votive Mass of Saint Raphael: - a male given name, equivalent to English Raphael
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Rāphāēl | — |
| genitive | Rāphāēlis | — |
| dative | Rāphāēlī | — |
| accusative | Rāphāēlem | — |
| ablative | Rāphāēle | — |
| vocative | Rāphāēl | — |
Origins
Borrowed from Koine Greek Ῥᾱφᾱήλ (Rhāphāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāp̄āʾēl).
Descendants
- EnglishRaphael
- GermanRaphael
- PortugueseRafael
- SpanishRafael
- TagalogRafaelfrom Spanish Rafael